United's naive young English champions were over-powered in the Stadio delle Alpi and the only miracle was that they kept the score down to 1-0.

NOV 20 1996 (h) (group stage) lost 1-0

Roy Keane had to be switched to an emergency central defender soon into this tie and it left Zinedine Zidane to run the midfield at Old Trafford.

Keane was magnificent in his new role but ZZ made the Reds pay. Juve's goal came from the penalty spot by Zidane after Nicky Butt dumped Alessandro Del Piero.

OCT 1 1997 (h) (group stage) won 3-2

Trailing to an early Del Piero goal, United's Juve torment looked set to continue. But in an Old Trafford thriller Fergie got his first victory against the Italians.

Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes put the Reds ahead with the Italians suffering in between the goals when Deschamps was sent off. Ryan Giggs capped a memorable night with a sensational third.

DEC 10 1997 (a) (group stage) lost 1-0

Juventus were fighting for Champions League survival in the Stadio delle Alpi; the Reds had already booked their quarter-final slot.

Juve won the match with an Inzaghi goal ten minutes from time, sneaked through and went on to the final where they were beaten by Real Madrid

APR 7 1999 (h) semi-finals drew 1-1

Carlo Ancelotti was now coach having replaced Marcello Lippi and Juve were magnificent in the first half with Zidane and Edgar Davids running proceedings. Antonio Conte gave the Italians a 25th minute lead to rubber-stamp their superiority.

It looked bleak but United came back at Juve and gave themselves something to build on in the second leg with a Ryan Giggs goal two minutes into injury time.

APR 21 1999 (a) semi-finals won 3-2

Oh what a night! Two Filippo Inzaghi hits in the first 11 minutes made it looked bleak for the Reds in Turin. But magnificent Roy Keane headed the Reds a 24th minute lifeline.

Despite a 33rd minute yellow card that would keep him out of any Barcelona final Roy Keane drove the Reds to a famous victory. Dwight Yorke equalised and Andy Cole sealed the fate of the 90s Euro super power with his winner six minutes from time.